| Election Name: | 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1957 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1978 |
| Next Election: | 1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1982 |
| Image1: | File:Rudy Perpich (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rudy Perpich |
| Running Mate1: | Marlene Johnson |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,049,104 |
| Percentage1: | 58.76% |
| Nominee2: | Wheelock Whitney, Jr. |
| Running Mate2: | Lauris Krenik |
| Party2: | Independent-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 711,796 |
| Percentage2: | 39.86% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Al Quie |
| Before Party: | Independent-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Rudy Perpich |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Rudy Perpich defeated Independent-Republican Party challenger Wheelock Whitney, Jr. Warren Spannaus unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, while Lou Wangberg and Harold Stassen unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination. Perpich became the first candidate to receive over a million votes in a gubernatorial election in Minnesota.